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Based on recent news I'm guessing this might be the result of a DDoS attack from the far-right
Before the ddos they were also spamming a certain n-word. Why are far-right groups targeting codeberg anyway?
Codeberg published a blog post yesterday. They suspect (or know?) that it's a broadened attack because Codeberg hosts liberal and human projects.
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~~The real reason is that I have no idea~~, regardless they're attacking a free and open source software project/developers that benefits everyone. Attacking them makes no sense.
Far-right extremists tend to act based on tribal emotions rather than with empathy and logic.
Give them anything as an 'enemy' and they're likely to see red and charge.
Edit:
I remembered the reason:
Could be, although codeberg goes down more than anything else I use so this could be normal.
They often go down because of ddos attacks, although not exclusively.
I also wouldn't rule that possibility out.
I'm guessing an attack from the far-right as their unruly behavior has been flaring up globally and Codeberg literally yesterday was fending off attacks from the far-right so to me the timing seems supicious.